Psychiatry and Psychology

Mentalization

The mental process by which an individual implicitly and explicitly interprets the actions of self and others as meaningful on the basis of intentional mental states such as personal desires, needs, feelings, beliefs, and reasons.

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Abstract

The mental process by which an individual implicitly and explicitly interprets the actions of self and others as meaningful on the basis of intentional mental states such as personal desires, needs, feelings, beliefs, and reasons.

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  • Mentalizing

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5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

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History Note

2019

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  1. F02w.463w.467w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mentalization. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000076563. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000076563
  2. Mentalization. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentalization
  3. Mentalization. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1920928